Juliet Landau has bowed out of her starring role in “The Bells of West 87th” at the Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles due to “work opportunities.”

The actress, who was set to star opposite of James Marsters for the first time since “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and its spin-off series “Angel,” is currently directing a new documentary, promoting a movie she has coming out and has been invited to a screen test in London, says “The Bells” publicist Lucy Pollak.

“These and other obligations were starting to interfere too much with the play’s schedule, so she has graciously offered to step aside from the role of ‘Molly’ that she created in the original readings,” Pollak says.

Landau’s understudy, Cameron Meyer, has taken over the role of Molly for the run of the show.

Los Angeles Daily News reporter Sandra Barrera has been writing about entertainment and lifestyle topics since 1998. Before joining the Daily News in 2000, she was a reporter for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in Ontario where she helped launch the now-defunct entertainment magazine 72HOURS as its music writer. Her reporting career at the Daily News has included fashion coverage from the red carpet at Hollywood's biggest awards shows, home and garden trends with a particular focus on earth-friendly alternatives and a wide range of events, from theater to the latest happenings at Six Flags Magic Mountain.